Slovakia in EU

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Lawyers face threats & harassment. Right to legal aid must be fully guaranteed to maintain fair trial.

🇸🇰 is ready to sign & ratify @coe.int’s Convention for the Protection of the Profession of Lawyer. @ec.europa.eu should come up w/ proposal in this regard ASAP.

#JHA #Justice 1/2
🇸🇰 StateSec Milan Hodás:

Slovakia supported adoption of general approach to proposal of Regulation protecting rights of adults ✅

It will safeguard rights of adults unable to protect their own interests in cross-border court cases.

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EU should contribute to the stability in Lebanon & Libya w/ lots of refugees.

We need:
- coordinated approach w/ @EU_Commission in lead
- sustainable fin. & tech. aid
- fight smuggling & trafficking
- focus on border management & returns to countries w/ stable conditions

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New mandate of @europol.europa.eu should be based on real needs of MS 🛂

We support:
- strengthening of current analytical capacities
- ensuring of interoperability of national, EU & agency systems
- maintaining of current division of management & control structures

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Despite that the number of internal Schengen border controls remains the highest in history, it is prooven they are not beneficial in eliminating illegal migration ⚠️

➡️We call on the @ec.europa.eu to publish its opinion on proportionality & necessity as soon as possible.

#JHA #HomeAffairs 1/4
🇸🇰 StateSec Lucia Kurilovská

The security of the Schengen area does not depend on the internal border controls, but on reinforced external border protection, intensive police cooperation and information exchange.

Ambassador Monika Sopkovičová today met with representatives of Slovak #automotive industry ZAP SR, the backbone of the 🇸🇰 economy.

⚡ The transition to electromobility must be pragmatic, reducing red tape to boost competitiveness & focused on incentives rather than prescriptive targets.

🇸🇰 PR Amb. Juraj Nociar met today with the new Permanent Delegate of #Türkiye to the EU, Amb. Yaprak Balkan.

#Slovakia supports the revitalisation of 🇪🇺–🇹🇷 relations. There is untapped potential for cooperation in various mutually beneficial areas 🤝

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Framework Programme #FP10 should as be open as possible & as closed as necessary.

We need to define:
- association criteria more clearly, reflecting geopolitical context & values
- appropriate mechanisms to respond
- min. 🇪🇺 standards for research security & risk assessment

#COMPET #Research 1/2
🇸🇰 StateSec Ján Hrinko:
Slovakia supports internal pathways & synergies within #HorizonEU 28-34, while preserving principle of excellence.

It should aim for:
- clearer interaction w/ European Competitiveness Fund
- monitoring, mentoring & capacity-building

PR Amb. Juraj Nociar today met with Ambassador Sapar Palvanov, Head of Turkmen mission to the #EU 🇪🇺

#Slovakia 🇸🇰 sees #Turkmenistan 🇹🇲 as a partner with strong economic potential in Central Asia. We discussed opportunities to boost trade cooperation and the future 🇪🇺-🇹🇲 relations 🤝

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Together with other MS, Slovakia advocates for a fundamental revision of the #ETS.

We should:
- update the benchmarks
- increase / extend free allowances
- adopt measures to limit carbon price volatility

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#Slovakia 🇸🇰 supported Belgium 🇧🇪 together w/ 🇨🇿 🇭🇺 🇵🇱 in a call for a pragmatic, technology‑neutral approach to renewable hydrogen under RED III.

Setting unrealistic targets could have severe impacts on the industry ⚠️

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🚗 Automotive industry is in crisis. The Automotive Package is not sufficient.

We need:
- full recognition of technological neutrality
- more flexibility on the 2035 phase-out
- less regulatory burden
- more support for batteries & microelectronics

#COMPET 1/4
🇸🇰 StateSec Vladimír Šimoňák:

Energy intensive industries are in alarming situation and our automotive sector faces existential risks.

We urge action to lower high energy & carbon prices, call for strong deregulation and technology‑neutral policies.

🇸🇰 Minister Samuel Migaľ:

EU´s Eastern regions (many w/ GDP below EU average) face high security risks, host refugees & protect external border ⚠️

✅ We welcome launching of #EastInvest facility which will help vulnerable regions in East Slovakia to overcome these risks.

#GAC 2/2
Slovakia supported Council conclusions on new EU Agenda for cities.

With up to 75% of the 🇪🇺's population living in cities, it is essential that cities have adequate support to address their challenges - from housing to mobility to climate adaptation 🍃

#GAC 1/2
🇸🇰StateSec Richard Maraček:

Modernized #cohesion policy has a strong role in future MFF. Clear rules & place-based solutions are essential.

During the mid-term review we transferred 1.2B into competitiveness, defense, housing, water resilience & energy infrastructure.

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#UTP directive should be strengthened. We advocate for:
- higher convergence of rules
- clearer interpretation of prohibited practices
- prohibition of sale of products below production costs on EU level
- combat selective pricing strategies of multinational food corporations

#AGRIFISH 1/2
🇸🇰 StateSec Vladimir Vnuk:

National recommendations must remain non-binding instrument of strategic nature with full respect of national specificities.

They must be delivered to Member States in the early stage of the national plans preparation process.

#ECOFIN

The main topics of today's EU finance ministers' discussion:

📈 Savings and Investments Union
💶 EU budget
🪖 Defence financing
🗓️ European semester 2026
💪🏻 Recovery and Resilience facility

🇸🇰 Slovakia is represented by Minister Ladislav Kamenický

🏰 European Capital of Culture 2026 #Trenčín is officially open! 🇸🇰

The opening weekend offered music, street events, expositions, food fests, drone show & many more.

Expect more all year - #Trencin2026 is just getting started! 🤩

➡️ trencin2026.eu

📸 Trenčín 2026

#EUROGROUP

EU finance ministers today discuss:

📈 Euro area recommendation for 2026
💶 International role of the euro
🌐 Global economic imbalances

🇸🇰 Slovakia is represented by Minister Ladislav Kamenický

During the video conference of the EU ministers responsible for #housing Slovakia represented by StateSec Denisa Žiláková welcomed the European Affordable Housing Plan 🏡

🇸🇰 supports EU action that complements MSs´efforts & helps deliver affordable housing for those most in need.

🎶 🇸🇰 New Year’s Concert 2026 in #Brussels lit up Flagey with outstanding performances by Peter Cmorik, Katarína Knechtová, Ján Slezák, Magdaléna Izakovičová, Michaela Šebestová & Slovak Symphonists. 👏✨

27. 1. International Holocaust Remembrance Day 🕯️

#WeRemember #Nezabudnime #NeverAgain #NeverAgainIsNow

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We support measures leading to simplification & welcome revision of organic farming regulation.

Better consumer awareness, greater transparency are also needed.

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#Bioeconomy is opportunity to boost competitiveness of farmers & foresters.

Primary production is a source of biological resources and it contributes to the resilience of rural regions & strategic autonomy of the EU.

➡️Strong fin. support is needed to develop & innovate it.

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We support @ec.europa.eu's initiative to set up Task Force for import controls.
🇸🇰 supports only measures not leading to lowering EU standards & harming consumers' health.
Targeted controls, audits in third countries & digitization can help mitigate high workload on borders.

#AGRIFISH 1/4
🇸🇰 Minister Richard Takáč:

Equal production standards, effective protection mechanisms & strong financial compensation is only way to conclude trade agreements w/ third countries.

We demand creation of special fund to compensate losses in case of market disturbance.